Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference
Report back
Presented by
APCOM
in partnership with
ILGA Asia, Intersex Asia, ASEAN LBQ Network, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, YVC
in collaboration with
Blue Diamond Society, Crisis Response Mechanism, Hong Kong Marriage Equality, Kyrgyz Indigo, Proud to be Us Laos, Transgender Rights Consultants
Date:
Tuesday 4 April 2023
Time: 13:00 – 14:30 Thailand time
As this year’s WorldPride took place in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time ever, and we wanted to ensure that LGBTQI voices from Asia and the Pacific region were present there, we had a regional consultation to inform What LGBTQI in Asia would like to see at the Human Rights Conference that fed into the main programme of the Conference.
Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to attend in person, and this is a session where you will hear from other participants who attended the conference and what their takeaways are, and recommendations for the next WorldPride in Washington DC in 2025.
Our speakers will share information and discuss issues and challenges, create opportunities for collective collaboration, as ways forward to advance LGBTQI rights in Asia.
Agenda
| Time | Topic |
| (10 mins) | Welcome and Introduction to the session Midnight (he/him), Executive Director, APCOM |
| (5 mins) | Report back from the Asia Caucus pre-conference – a personal reflection Manisha Dhakal (she/her), Executive Director, Blue Diamond Society, Nepal |
| (30 mins) | Panel 1: Individual perspective from our Community Moderated by Justin Bionat (he/him), Executive Director, Youth Voices Count Speakers: Southeast Asia Anan Boupha (he/him), Founder, Proud to be Us, Laos East Asia Esther Leung (She/they), Campaign Manager, Hong Kong Marriage Equality, Hong Kong South Asia Nayyab Ali (she/her), Executive Director, Transgender Rights Consultants, Pakistan |
| (5 mins) | Gaps in the programmes for Asia LGBTQI – a personal reflection Henry Koh (they/them), Executive Director, ILGA Asia |
| (5 mins) | Advancing LGBTQI human rights in Asia – a summary of the panel discussion Bryan Choong (he/him), Regional Advisory Group Chair, APCOM |
| (20 mins) | Panel 2: Resourcing the movement for the Region and Engagement with the Australian Government Moderated by Midnight (he/him), Executive Director, APCOM Speakers: Hiker Chiu (he/her), Executive Director, Intersex Asia Jean Chong (she/they), Executive Director, ASEAN LBQ Network |
| (5 mins) | Indonesia and the Criminal Code Kanzha Vinaa (she/her), Steering Committee of Crisis Response Mechanism from Sanggar Swara, Indonesia |
| (5 mins) | 2025 WorldPride Recommendations Ryan V. Silverio (they), Executive Director, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus |
| (5 mins) | Group Photo and Close Midnight (he/him), Executive Director, APCOM |
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